Job Description

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About Euromonitor:
Euromonitor International leads the world in data analytics and research into markets, industries, economies and consumers. We provide truly global insight and data on thousands of products and services; we are the first destination for organisations seeking growth. With our guidance, our clients can make bold, strategic decisions with confidence.
Location: Cape Town | Hybrid Working (3 days onsite per week)
Type: Full-time | Permanent
Are you a qualified accountant with a passion for financial reporting and data analysis? Do you thrive in a collaborative, global environment and enjoy mentoring others? Join our Centre of Excellence team as a Senior Financial Accountant and play a key role in shaping financial insights across the EMI group of companies.
Why Join Us?
At EMI, we believe in empowering our people with flexibility and purpose. Our hybrid working model offers the best of both worlds-three days onsite in our Cape Town office for collaboration and connection, and two days remote for focused work and balance.
You'll be part of a high-performing team that drives financial excellence across 16 global entities, supporting leadership with critical insights and helping shape strategic decisions.
What You'll Be Doing

• Lead monthly sales reporting and rolling forecasts
• Manage revenue postings, accruals, and prepayments across multiple OPEX areas
• Conduct fixed asset reviews and depreciation analysis
• Deliver cost of sales analysis to support global leadership
• Prepare consolidated cost reports and divisional income statements
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations across all entities
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure accurate coding
• Support year-end statutory reporting and audits
• Provide ad-hoc reporting and timely data to Business Partners and FP&A
• Mentor and guide management accountants within the team

What We're Looking For

• Qualified Accountant with 5+ years' experience in finance
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
• Advanced Excel proficiency and confidence handling large datasets
• Experience with global entities and foreign currency accounting
• Familiarity with tools like Zuora, Salesforce, Power BI, and Dynamics 365 is a plus
• Proactive, inquisitive, and ambitious mindset
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're looking for a role where you can grow, lead, and contribute to a global finance function, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now and be part of a team that values excellence, flexibility, and collaboration.
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Benefits:
Why work for Euromonitor?
Our Values:
We seek individuals who act with integrity
We look for candidates who are curious about the world
We feel that as a community, we're stronger together
We seek to enable people to feel empowered
We welcome candidates who bring strength in diversity
International: not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office but we communicate across our 16 offices worldwide on a daily basis.
Hardworking and sociable: our staff know how to work hard and know also how to enjoy themselves! We pride ourselves on creating an appropriate work-life balance, with flexible hours and regular socialising including frequent after work meet ups, summer and Christmas parties and a whole range of other groups to be involved with.
Committed to making a difference: We believe that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme gives each member of staff two volunteering days a year in addition to holidays. It gives all new starters a donation amount on joining us which they can give to a charity of their choice.
It sees us reaching out into the local community with our mentoring, group volunteering, and fundraising initiatives as well as supporting international charities through our website sales, matching staff sponsorship fundraising, and carbon offsetting all our flights.
Excellent benefits: we offer competitive salaries, enhanced healthcare and pensions, plus generous holiday allowances, hybrid working and, in many offices, a Core Hours policy allowing flexible start and finish times to each day.
Opportunities to grow: we offer extensive training and development opportunities at all levels. The vast majority of our Managers and Directors have been promoted from within and many have moved across departments as well as upwards. We pride ourselves on identifying and rewarding talent.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Euromonitor International does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

Skills Required